No one can predict how a football season will turn out at a 100 percent rate, but it is always good to know what the analysts and experts think of both Auburn and the rest of the SEC going into the fall.
Over at 247Sports, Brad Crawford has gone through all 14 conference teams’ schedules and made his picks for the final record for each one. With four new head coaches heading into the 2021 season including Bryan Harsin at Auburn, it will be intriguing to see how each of these four programs respond while some schools such as LSU and Ole Miss look to rebound from disappointing 2020 campaigns.
Here’s how Crawford has each SEC team finishing the 2021 season.
Vanderbilt
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Overall record: 2-10 SEC record: 0-8
South Carolina
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Overall record: 5-7 SEC record: 2-6
Tennessee
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Overall record: 6-6 SEC record: 2-6
Kentucky
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Overall record: 9-3 SEC record: 5-3
Missouri
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Overall record: 6-6 SEC record: 3-5
Florida
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Overall record: 9-3 SEC record: 5-3
Georgia
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Overall record: 12-1 SEC record: 8-0
Mississippi State
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Overall record: 5-7 SEC record: 2-6
Arkansas
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Overall record: 4-8 SEC record: 2-6
Ole Miss
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Overall record: 8-4 SEC record: 5-3
LSU
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Overall record: 9-3 SEC record: 5-3
Texas A&M
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Overall record: 10-2 SEC record: 6-2
Alabama
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Overall record: 13-0 SEC record: 8-0
Auburn
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Overall record: 6-6 SEC record: 3-5 What 247Sports says: It’s hard to get a read on the Tigers and how they’re going to look under Bryan Harsin. Quarterback Bo Nix needs to have his best season for Auburn to be a factor in the SEC West race. In this scenario, expect the losses to come to Penn State, LSU, Georgia, Texas A&M, South Carolina and Alabama. The Arkansas outcome may determine Auburn’s postseason fate.
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